Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-07-07
It's IL 1th Anniversary
at Hurley.
A Large and Enthusiastic Gather
ing from all Parts of the
County.
And a Celebration which was a Cred
it to all Participants and to
the Town.

days coolness, was all that could be
asked, and as the people of Hurley and
vicinity were aroused by that famous
oft stolen cannon. they were greeted
with glorious dawn upon which to
commemorate the l11th anniversary of
that day upon which our forefathers
declared the independence Of the Ameri-
can colonies.
AT an early hour the populace of the
surrounding country and many from
the neighboring towns began to arrive,
and the train from the east brought
the speaker of the day Col. John l..
Jolly, of Vermillion, who was met at
the depot by the band and delegation
of citizens.
at the appointed hour the procession
moved up Centre avenue and through
number of the principal streets. Fol-
lowing the car which contained the
representatives of the states was
Dakota" whose numerous attempts
to get aboard were met with harsh
treatment from "Missouri," "South
Carolina" and others. The insults
offered finally aroused her to a more
determined course of action, and seal
ing the drivers seat, and planting
herself firmly thereon she looked back
with contempt upon those who had
used their utmost efforts to keep her
out of the Union, and many weak
kneed sisters were now ready to re-
ceive her with open arms and acknowl-
edge her supremacy and power. CHere
the band should have struck up "The
Campbells are Coming.")
The Backwoods Cavalry" feature
of the procession was surprise to
most of the town people and took well
with all.
The procession halted at the pavilion
erected on Court House Square, where
all were entertained with music, speak
ing, etc. AS Judge Elliott read the
Declaration Of Independence, and re-
cited the many wrongs to which the
people in those days were subjected, it
was no hard matter to draw parallel
case in our own fair territory" Taxa
tion without representation, -" usurpa-
tion by the Judiciary" etc.
The speech was not of the sprepd-
eagle variety, but one of sober, honest
thought, and went home to the people,
particularly that portion referring to
our own territory and its interests, and
was credit to the speaker. The music,
vocal and instrumental was fine, and
all appeared to enjoy the exercises.
The exercises of the afternoon com
menced with a sack race, which was
won by S. S. Negus, who also won the
wheelbarrow race.
Announcement was then made that
| the old veterans on the ground would
play a game of foot ball with the sons
OF veterans present. The parties were
about evenly divided, and the way
those old vets got after that ball and
chased it around the grounds was
enough to make even son wilt, and
resulted in another victory for the
boys who wore the blue. Three of the
old soldiers who entered with zest into
the contest were over 10 years of age,
namely: I. B. Buchanan, Robert Mar
tin and D. Dwyer, and you can bet
your life that they were in the thiekest
of the affray.
Next came the pulling match, in
which 1al,
Welch and G. a. Near were pitted
against any team which desired to pull.
at the end of a ten foot rope Two
teams tried in vain to raise the boys.
An adjournment was then had to the
race track. A number Of entries were
made in the various races, which re-
suited as follows:
Trotting race-1st money, Montgom-
cry horse; second, Stevens horse.
Running horses-lst money, Stumph
horse; second, Stevens horse.
Running ponies and Cd monies
won by ponies owned by Dick Dow.
A foot race Of 300 yards was gotten
| up for special purse. and was won by
Hillie Bertelson. n.-Hinkley taking sec
ond money.
The game of base ball between the
Hurley and Spring Valley mines next
occupied the attention. On account of
darkness the game was called during
the last half of the eighth inning, the
score being two tallies in favor of the
Hurley boys, who found that they had
met aaclub that kept them busy to hold
their own.
After the ball game came fine dis
play of fireworks, when the days fes-
tivies were brought to close by a
grand dance, which doubtless Tapped
over on to the 5th.
Thus passed the day at Hurley, in
terspersed with bowery dancing, swing
ing, etc. 1t was a celebration long to
be remembered, and one that was a
success in the fullest meaning of that
word. Various estimates have been
placed upon the size of the audience,
one of them, from a Yankton man, be-
ing 1900. This may be rather high,
but to every one present the Herald re-
turns the thanks of the people of Hur-
ley for their assistance in making it
the grandest and largest celebration
ever held in the county. A large num-
Der of l'arker's citizens assisted in
swelling the good looking and well
dressed crowd to the proportions
which it attained, and showed that
there was one subject at least on which
we all unite,
The writer has vived remembrance
OF nearly every Natal Day celebration